POOL OPERATORS TEST QUESTIONS
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In addition to the training class and test, the operator must... - ✔✔have knowledge of
the swimming pool ordinance for the AHJ, make sure all certifications are kept
updated, ensure that all employees are properly trained and in-services are held, be
trained on the physical plant of swimming pool facility that they intend to operate,
familiarize themselves with the specifics of the swimming pool facility
conventional swimming pool - ✔✔basic type of swimming pool, "flat water" skimming
pools where the water line is static with the exception of movement made by the
bathers, often include a shallow and deep end, sections split by a safety rope
wading pool - ✔✔a body of water with a maximum depth of two feet or less, generally
restricted to children under the age of six
spa pool - ✔✔usually a small, hot body of water with a high maximum flow rate and a
maximum operating temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit
indoor pool - ✔✔a climate controlled swimming pool with an exterior building or shell
which provides protection from the elements
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,activity pool - ✔✔a water attraction designed for play activity including constructed
features like flotation devices
diving pool - ✔✔a pool primarily for diving
interactive water play aquatic venue - ✔✔any indoor or outdoor pool that includes
sprayed, jetted, or other water sources contacting bathers
skimmer pool - ✔✔a pool using a skimmer system
surf pool - ✔✔generates waves dedicated to the activity of surfing
therapy pool - ✔✔a pool exclusively for aquatic therapy
wave pool - ✔✔a pool designed to simulate breaking or cyclic waves for the purposes of
general play
increased risk aquatic venues - ✔✔pool which have "intrinsic characteristics and
intended users have a greater likelihood of affecting the health of the bathers of that
venue by being at increase risk for microbial contamination". examples are spray pads,
wading pools, and other aquatic venues designed for children less than five years old
the CDC and the MAHC specify the use of what as a supplement to standard systems in
venues identified as increased risk aquatic venues - ✔✔secondary disinfection systems
surface area of a rectangular pool - ✔✔the horizontal area (or surface) of a swimming
pool, found by multiplying the length times width
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,surface area of a multisided pool - ✔✔found by dividing the horizontal surface of the
swimming pool into sections
surface of a circular pool - ✔✔πr2
maximum facility load - ✔✔determined by diving the surface of the pool and diving
that number by 27, includes all the people at the facility, not just in the swimming pool
pool volume - ✔✔the total amount of water, in gallons, contained in the interior of a
swimming pool
turnover - ✔✔the amount of time required for all of the pool's volume to pass through
the filtration system
minimum flow rate - ✔✔the minimum amount of water that must pass through the
filtration system (flow rate) in order to achieve the required turnover
maximum flow rate - ✔✔the maximum amount of water which can pass through the
filter system
filtration system - ✔✔piping (includes manifold & valves), pump (includes hair & lint
strainer), and the filter
the filtration system is used to remove.... - ✔✔suspended particulate matter
filter (mechanical) room - ✔✔houses the physical plant of the swimming pool
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, filter room requirements - ✔✔- chemicals are clearly labeled and original containers are
placed in another one- all equipment is labeled clearly- filter room is dry, properly
ventilated, and has good lighting- filter room doors say "authorized personnel only"
permanent filter specification placard - ✔✔(or filter date sheet) with the volume of the
pool, minimum and maximum flow rate, turnover time in hours, the perimeter of the
pool, the surface area of the pool, maximum pool load, date of construction, and
address of the facility
high rate sand filters - ✔✔most commonly used in commercial pools, the media is sand
and pea gravel and operates at a flow rate of 15-20 gpm, pipes have large enough holes
to allow the filtered water to pass through but also small enough to prevent the filter
media from getting through to the pool, uses the top 6-12 inches of the filter bed
glass filter media filter - ✔✔glasses (crushed glass) or recycled glass is more efficient
than sand, it filters at 15-20 gpm, no issues with calcification and channeling, glass filter
uses entire filter beds
conventional sand filter - ✔✔an old filter that has a mixed media (sand, pea gravel,
gravel, rock, and stone) that is layered in the filter tank, the majority of filtration occurs
at the top of the filter, and, because of the low filter rate, they require much more space
than a high rate sand filter
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
In addition to the training class and test, the operator must... - ✔✔have knowledge of
the swimming pool ordinance for the AHJ, make sure all certifications are kept
updated, ensure that all employees are properly trained and in-services are held, be
trained on the physical plant of swimming pool facility that they intend to operate,
familiarize themselves with the specifics of the swimming pool facility
conventional swimming pool - ✔✔basic type of swimming pool, "flat water" skimming
pools where the water line is static with the exception of movement made by the
bathers, often include a shallow and deep end, sections split by a safety rope
wading pool - ✔✔a body of water with a maximum depth of two feet or less, generally
restricted to children under the age of six
spa pool - ✔✔usually a small, hot body of water with a high maximum flow rate and a
maximum operating temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit
indoor pool - ✔✔a climate controlled swimming pool with an exterior building or shell
which provides protection from the elements
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,activity pool - ✔✔a water attraction designed for play activity including constructed
features like flotation devices
diving pool - ✔✔a pool primarily for diving
interactive water play aquatic venue - ✔✔any indoor or outdoor pool that includes
sprayed, jetted, or other water sources contacting bathers
skimmer pool - ✔✔a pool using a skimmer system
surf pool - ✔✔generates waves dedicated to the activity of surfing
therapy pool - ✔✔a pool exclusively for aquatic therapy
wave pool - ✔✔a pool designed to simulate breaking or cyclic waves for the purposes of
general play
increased risk aquatic venues - ✔✔pool which have "intrinsic characteristics and
intended users have a greater likelihood of affecting the health of the bathers of that
venue by being at increase risk for microbial contamination". examples are spray pads,
wading pools, and other aquatic venues designed for children less than five years old
the CDC and the MAHC specify the use of what as a supplement to standard systems in
venues identified as increased risk aquatic venues - ✔✔secondary disinfection systems
surface area of a rectangular pool - ✔✔the horizontal area (or surface) of a swimming
pool, found by multiplying the length times width
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,surface area of a multisided pool - ✔✔found by dividing the horizontal surface of the
swimming pool into sections
surface of a circular pool - ✔✔πr2
maximum facility load - ✔✔determined by diving the surface of the pool and diving
that number by 27, includes all the people at the facility, not just in the swimming pool
pool volume - ✔✔the total amount of water, in gallons, contained in the interior of a
swimming pool
turnover - ✔✔the amount of time required for all of the pool's volume to pass through
the filtration system
minimum flow rate - ✔✔the minimum amount of water that must pass through the
filtration system (flow rate) in order to achieve the required turnover
maximum flow rate - ✔✔the maximum amount of water which can pass through the
filter system
filtration system - ✔✔piping (includes manifold & valves), pump (includes hair & lint
strainer), and the filter
the filtration system is used to remove.... - ✔✔suspended particulate matter
filter (mechanical) room - ✔✔houses the physical plant of the swimming pool
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, filter room requirements - ✔✔- chemicals are clearly labeled and original containers are
placed in another one- all equipment is labeled clearly- filter room is dry, properly
ventilated, and has good lighting- filter room doors say "authorized personnel only"
permanent filter specification placard - ✔✔(or filter date sheet) with the volume of the
pool, minimum and maximum flow rate, turnover time in hours, the perimeter of the
pool, the surface area of the pool, maximum pool load, date of construction, and
address of the facility
high rate sand filters - ✔✔most commonly used in commercial pools, the media is sand
and pea gravel and operates at a flow rate of 15-20 gpm, pipes have large enough holes
to allow the filtered water to pass through but also small enough to prevent the filter
media from getting through to the pool, uses the top 6-12 inches of the filter bed
glass filter media filter - ✔✔glasses (crushed glass) or recycled glass is more efficient
than sand, it filters at 15-20 gpm, no issues with calcification and channeling, glass filter
uses entire filter beds
conventional sand filter - ✔✔an old filter that has a mixed media (sand, pea gravel,
gravel, rock, and stone) that is layered in the filter tank, the majority of filtration occurs
at the top of the filter, and, because of the low filter rate, they require much more space
than a high rate sand filter
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